Chisinau. The Democratic Party of Moldova (DPM) demands from the government to reduce urgently the burden of the tariffs on energy resources, which will painfully affect the population, in particular, in Chisinau in the upcoming heating season.

The non-governmental organization „Ograda Noastra” – NGO focused on promoting harmonious social inclusion, facilitation of access to information, equal access to social protection and other public services of national minorities and especially Roma population in the Republic of Moldova - announces that the organization continues its activities during 2008-2009.

Chisinau. A group of 44 Besarabian Metropolitan See priests demands from Metropolite Petru to resign.

Chisinau. The Coalition for Protection of Family and Morality threatens to stage protest actions, if the authorities do not exclude the term of "sexual orientation" from the Bill on Preventing and Resisting Discrimination.

Chisinau. Chairman of “My Moldova” organization Feodor Ghelici, who was detained by policemen in the course of a protest action, staged by TIR drivers, affirms that he was arrested by order.

Chisinau. The participation of the Moldovan delegation in the XVI “Constellation” International festival opens new prospects and new cooperation possibilities for Moldovan actors.

Chisinau. The Pacifism Without Borders International Organization is concerned with more and more violation cases of citizens, who do not want to serve in the army.

Chisinau. The Popular Action socio-political movement leaders are maintaining that the Communist authorities are doing all in their power to intimidate the citizens who have joined the movement.

Chisinau. A former employee of the International Republican Institute (IRI), project assistant Marian Bunescu has initiated court proceedings against his employer for what he believes was his unlawful firing.

Chisinau. A number of Moldovan cargo carriers are threatening to stage protest actions against unwillingness on the part of the Ministry of Transport and Roads to provide them with necessary document for trips abroad.

Chisinau. The Movement of Transnistrian Refugees accuses the authorities of dragging on the construction of the second block of apartments for the forced migrants from Transnistria.

Chisinau. The Liberal Party (LP) faction of 11 in the 51-member Chisinau Municipal Council has announced its going into opposition to the factions of the ruling Moldovan Communist Party (16), the Christian Democratic Popular Party (4), the Social Democratic Party (3), and the Party of the Humanists (2).

Chisinau. The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova has announced it will not submit to the Central Election Commission (CEC) the citizens’ signatures raised for holding a nation-wide referendum on amending the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova.

Chisinau. The Government of Moldova may be condemned by the European Court of Human Rights for restricting the rights of people having dual citizenship, and the first step to this has already been made, Chisinau Mayor and Deputy Chairman of the Liberal Party Dorin Chirtoaca and Deputy Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party, lawyer Alexandru Tanase, stated at a news conference in Infotag today.

Chisinau. Gagauzia Bashkan [Governor] Mikhail Formuzal presumes that the autonomous region’s Popular Assembly has come to have a legal majority that formed the regional parliament’s governing organs.